Thread: 7.5 r 16 tires legal on a 2002 defender?

They are legal, and were fitted to 130's

Legal or not, I would not do it as 7" is pretty wide given they originally fitted on 5.5" rims.
In my humble opinion they would not "cling" to the rims sufficiently. Others may have practical experience.

Originally Posted by Landybitz

They are legal, and were fitted to 130's

Weren't 130's fitted with 6.5" rims??

Yes, can't see an issue with that. While I don't recall the exact the size of an '02 Defender, they must be close to that size from the factory and you can go up to 50mm in diameter bigger legally and without engineering in Vic. As mentioned though, not sure how well they would work on a 7" rim, but would be fine on something narrower.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Yes, can't see an issue with that. While I don't recall the exact the size of an '02 Defender, they must be close to that size from the factory and you can go up to 50mm in diameter bigger legally and without engineering in Vic. As mentioned though, not sure how well they would work on a 7" rim, but would be fine on something narrower.

Factory 110 wagon size with alloys was 235/85-16, so 7.50-16's are a bit smaller in diameter and narrower.

As mentioned, 130's used a 6.5" rim, and the steel rims on 110's were 5.5".